38 Random Bits of ‘Saturday Night Live Trivia’ That Are Like ‘Chopping Broccoli’ to the Ears
When the Cracked higher-ups asked us to perfectly sum up five decades of SNL in one list, we smiled and nodded along while sweating profusely on the inside. What an impossible task! Managerial types love doling out ridiculous requests, don’t they?
Our people-pleasing traits had us trying harder than ever, but 50 years of weekly shows was a bit much to encapsulate. We know they’ll be disappointed in us, but here’s a little something to hopefully please everyone else.
Phil Hartman vs. Rob Schneider
Lettuce
NBCUniversal
Church Lady
Source: Behind-The-Scenes Beginnings Of 14 Iconic SNL Characters
Wally the Cue Card Guy
NBC
Gilda Radner
Drunk Uncle
JB Smoove
The Original Lonely Island
Source: Biography
Colin Jost
Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley
Garth
Source: Behind-The-Scenes Beginnings Of 14 Iconic SNL Characters
Chance the Rapper
Source: 13 Rejected Saturday Night Live Sketches We'll Never Get To See
Andy Samberg
Source: Scoop Byte
Phil Hartman
The Lonely Island
Source: Biography
Jeopardy!
The Nerds
Christoph Waltz
Wayne’s World
Bill Hader
Debbie Downer
The Groundlings
Maya Rudolph
Target Lady
Source: 13 More Behind-the-Scenes Beginnings of Iconic SNL Characters
The Californians
Source: Behind-The-Scenes Beginnings Of 14 Iconic SNL Characters
Michael Phelps
Andy Samberg
Source: Factinate
Kristen Wiig
Tim Herlihy
Source: esquire
George Wendt
Source: EW
Amy Poehler
Miley Cyrus
Source: NBC
Watch: ‘Poetry Class’ (Youtube)
Jan Hooks and Kevin Nealon
Mango
Source: 13 More Behind-the-Scenes Beginnings of Iconic SNL Characters
Leslie Jones
NBCUniversal
Canteen Boy
Jason Sudeikis
Adam Sandler’s Tribute to Chris Farley
Saturday Night Live/YouTube,
Paramount Pictures